[omgsean]

>I use self-checkouts whenever possible because most cashiers don't like the job and probably want to interact with as few people as possible

I don't know if that's really the case. When I worked retail I mostly really liked chatting with customers.

[pnathan]

I worked retail many years ago. I found the required fake cheer rather horrid. I was good at it, and every now and then I'd have an interesting chat. But I prioritized moving people through _fast_, because they didn't come to chat with me, they came to buy their stuff.

[Kye]

It might depend on the store. I used to get stuck behind cashiers and customers who obviously knew each other and would get into long conversations while I stood there waiting.

[rc5150]

I too worked retail and dreaded having another interaction of forced/fake pleasantries, pretending to give a damn about what the customer wanted. Give me a digitized interaction or give me death.

[polygamous_bat]

I seem to have seen the opposite recently, possibly because the cost of living has gone up significantly faster than the wages for low-end jobs.